Lattice tower 1300676 — Zolfo Springs, FL

At 73 m, structure 1300676 is about 18% below the 89 m average across the 46 structures registered in Hardee County. It is roughly in line with the Florida average of 68 m across 10,196 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 31 m, which puts the top of the structure 104 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Zolfo Springs in Hardee County, Florida, at coordinates 27.58744, -81.58778, with the site address filed as "0.12 NM South of Florida 64". Hardee County has 46 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 53rd-largest count among the 67 Florida counties with registrations, and 33 of them are marked constructed. Florida as a whole has 10,196 registrations, the 3rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Pebbledale, FL · 1029810, a structure at 333 m (dismantled).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1300676 on Oct 26, 2016. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 1,317 in Florida.

The FCC record lists North American Towers, LLC of Winter Park, FL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0025179581. Across the registry it holds 29 structure registrations, including 29 in Florida. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (23 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2016-ASO-17385-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.